Mineral Resources
The state is poor in mineral resources. The only considerable deposits
are of limestone in Mirzapur, Dehra Dun and Almora districts. These are
being quarried and are used largely in cement manufacture. Dolomite occurs
in small quantities in Bandal and Varanasi districts, gypsum in Tehri
Garhwal, Nainital and Dehra Dun districts, andalusite in Mirzapur district,
magnetite in Almora and Pithoragarh districts, pyrophyllite and diaspore
in Jhansi and Hamirpur districts, phosphorite in the Musoorie area and
bauxite in Karvi tehsil of Banda district and in southern part of Varanasi
district. The occurrence of stibnite, a source of antimony has been reported
from Chamoli district. At Singrauli in Mirzapur district coalfield is
located.
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